Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hobart Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobart Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hobart Meadows

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Hobart Meadows:
  • 36.536769, -82.426534
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hobart Meadows

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Hobart Meadows is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hobart Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobart Meadows ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Fox Fire
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Gunnings
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Mystic Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
• Pettyjohn Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
• Rock City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• Scenic Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Sunrise Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley

How Far From Hobart Meadows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hobart Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hobart Meadows and extending to:

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hobart Meadows to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'